A pardon “wouldn’t erase the memory, personal or institutional, of this thing that happened to" George Floyd, Mathis said, continuing by saying it would also not erase "things that would happen to him later."
But "it would show that the state of Texas is interested in fundamental fairness, in admitting its mistakes, and in working to increase the accountability for police officers who break our trust and their oaths, and harm our people rather than serve them,” she said.
The pardon application was made public Monday by a reporter with The Marshall Project.
In a statement to KHOU-11, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said that she supported the pardon, commenting that her office had looked into a posthumous pardon before.